Bath apparatus.



J. P. KING.

BATH APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1912.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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JAMES FRANKLIN KING, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

BATH APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1913.

Application filed March 23, 1912. Serial No. 685,897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES FRANKLIN KING, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BathApparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein particularly set forth withreference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim ofthis specification, its object being to provide simple, economical andportable sanitary bathing apparatus designed to inclose the person of abather and with which aeriform, liquid or aerated liquid baths,medicated or otherwise may be admin istered by the bather personally orby an attendant, said apparatus being for home, hospital, sanatorium andtravelers use, and serving where the ordinary bath conveniences are notavailable.

Figure l of the drawings represents a front elevation of bathingapparatus in accordance with my invention partly broken away andenveloping the person of a bather; Fig. 2, a sectional view of a detailof the apparatus illustrating how the same is closed airtight on thebather; Fig. 3, an elevation of a pad-collar constituting part of saidapparatus, and Fig. 4, a perspective view of the open upper end of a bagconstituting another part of the apparatus.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 5 indicates a bag made from anysuitable flexible waterproof material and provided at its upper end witha casing 6 for a drawstring 'I', the ends of the drawstring being withinthe bag. Designed to be partially inclosed by the bag, at the upper endof the same, is a pad-collar 8 for the neck ofthe bather, and by meansof the drawstring, said end of the bag is gathered or shirred airtighton the collar without discomfort to said bather. V001 has been foundpreferable as a stufling because of its adaptability to conform to theperson of the wearer with reference to obtaining an air-tight fit of thebag upon the bather, and because of its comfort, for the collar, but anysuitable material may be employed, and said collar may be separable fromthe bag, as herein shown, or attached thereto as found most convenientor desirable in practice.

The front of the bag, adjacent to its upper end, is provided with aninflating attachment of any suitable construction, the one shown being aplate 9 having an outwardly extending check-valve nozzle 10 the platebeing secured upon the inside of said bag by a backing strip 11 attachedthereto or otherwise as may be found desirable.

The bather being in the bag, the collar is positioned and the drawstringoperated to close said bag airtight on said collar, after which air,steam or other aeriform fluid may be injected into said bag by anattendant, said fluid being medicated if desired. Or previous toenveloping the bather, as above specified, the bag may be partiallyfilled with water or other liquid with which to bathe. as shown at 12 inFig. 1, and if desirable the bather may inflate said bag by blowingtherein through the aforesaid nozzle. To thus inflate the bag, a portionof the same is lifted by the bather from within to bring the nozzle tohis mouth. By alternate crouching and rising in the bag or by rollingwith the same upon a bed or floor on the part of the bather, or bymanipulations of an attendant, the liquid in said bag, aerated orotherwise may be made to surge in simulation of sea waves and thusafford gratification to said bather. By employing hot water andcompressed air in the bag, the actions of the bather or the manipulationof an attendant, as aforesaid, will produce an accumulation of steam andgas in said bag and thus enhance the pleasure of the bath.

Soap, and other toilet conveniences may be taken into the bag for theuse of the bather, and after a bath said bag may be readily drained ofits liquid contents and thoroughly cleaned.

The length of the collar 8 may be such as to permit of the same servingas a waistband when it is only desirable to bathe below the waist inwhich case the drawstring is manipulated from outside the bag.

I claim:

A bath apparatus comprising a bag of suitable flexible waterproofmaterial, an inflating attachment with which the front of the bag isprovided adj acent' to its upper have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee,in end, and means for closing said bag air-tight the county of Milwaukeeand State of Wisabout the neck of a bather therein, the posiconsin, inthe presence of two Witnesses.

tion of the inflating attachment being such I J. FRANK KING. 5 that itmay be brought to the mouth of said WVitnesses:

bather by lifting from Within said bag. N. E. OLIPHANT, In testimonythat I claim the foregoing I M. E. DOWNEY.

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